What Mr. Kitridge was saying made sense, hence why Heather had whispering as much as possible. But what was worrying was Professor Airey and Alexa's reactions to the book. She was on the verge of doing something so completely Gryffindor and throwing herself on the damn thing just to keep something bad from happening. But, that probably wouldn't be at all helpful right now. Besides the Headmistress was here, so she'd probably know what to do.

Or not. But it seemed Mr. Kitridge did. Sneak up on it and corner it. Okay. "Maybe we should all take our shoes off so that the book doesn’t hear them on the stones and spook....?" she suggested in a hushed tone. Sure, the smell might end up being not very pleasant, but it was the best she could come up with. On the bright side, at least Professor Walton wasn't here to make her feel stupid if that wasn't a good idea. It's the small things, people.